Bolser-stake holder.



C. FAUST.

BOLSTER STAKE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1911.-

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Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

C. FAUST.

BOLSTER STAKE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9, 19!?- L fifi wu Patented Feb.12,1918.

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BOLSTER STAKE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1911.

Patented Feb.12,1918.

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CASPER FAUSI, OLE OSI-IKOSH, WISCONSIN.

BOLSTEB-STAKE HOLDER.

Application filed September 19, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CASPER FAUST, a citi' zen of the United States, andresident of Oshkosh, in the county of Vinnebago and State of Visconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bolster- StakeHolders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in bolster stakeholders, more particularly of that type exemplified in Letters PatentNos. 1,082,074, 1,206,687, and 1,217,584, ranted to me Dec. 23, 1913,Nov. 28, 1916, and Feb. 27, 1917,1'espectively.

It is in eneral the object of the invention to simplify and otherwiseimprove the structure and improve the efficiency and readiness ofoperation of devices of this character.

More specifically an object of the invention resides in the provision ofan arrangement wherein the latch means of the socket sections isrelieved from strain when the sections are closed and holding thebolster stake.

A still further object is to provide a novel form of plate secured tothe cross-sill of a car for journallyreceiving the upper pintles of thearcuate socket sections, which has lugs on its under face engaging thecross-sill of the car for relieving strain upon the side car sill.

"With the above and other objects and advantages in view, which willappear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially ashereinafter described and particularly the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to thebest mode I have so far devised for the practical applica tion of theprinciples of my invention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewimproved stake pockets.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through one of the stake pockets,the section being indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 is a side view of a portion of a car frame showing the improvedbolster stake holder associated therewith.

Fig. 41 is a side elevational view thereof the same being shown attachedto the side of one of my Specification of Letters Patent.

defined by Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Serial No. 192,088.

sill of the car with parts broken away and in section to more clearlyillustrate details of construction, and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the bearing block carrying plate adaptedfor securement to the cross-sill of a car.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of a logging-car equippedwith the invention and the releasing mechanism used therewith.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 5designates a side sill of a car of preferably metallic construction, andG designates a cross sill thereof.

The present stake holder comprises, as in the structure of my saidprevious patents, a pair of arcuate socket sections 7 and 8 respectivelyand to hingedly secure these sections to the sill 5 in such manner thatthe sill forms the inner wall of the socket, the inner end of eachsection is reduced and carries the vertical pintles 9 engageable in apair of vertically alined upper and lower bearing blocks 10 and 11respectively. The bearing blocks 10 are formed on the outer end of aplate 10 which is secured to the cross sill 6 and has formed on itsunder face a series of lugs 12 engaging the said cross sill to relievestrain from the side sill 5 as will be obvious.

For locking the socket sections together, an arcuate saddle retaininglink 13 is pivotally secured to the section 7. This link 13 is pivotallycoupled to section 7 by an eye 17 and has its free end directedlaterally as indicated at 18 and is designated for reception in a socket19 on the fulcrum end of the combined locking and cast ofi lever 20,said lever being preferably fulcrumed between ears 21 cast integrallywith section 8. V

The lever 20 is formed with an opening 22 through which an ear 23 on thelink 13 projects when said lever is folded inwardly into contact withsaid link as depicted in Figs. 1 and 2, a pin 2 1 being adapted forpassage through an aperture in said car 23 to normally prevent outwardswinging of the lever 20. The free end of lever 20 has preferably formedthereon a nose over which one end of the chain 25 or other suitablerelease runner is adapted to be hooked for swinging the lever 20outwardly after removal of pin 24.

In order to relieve any undue strain which would naturally be exertedupon the lever 20 by the tendency of the sections 7 and 8 to swing openwhen under stress, the link 13 has formed integrally on its inner face apair of lugs 26 adapted to register with apertures 27 in sections 7 and8.

By the construction just described it will be observed that all outwardstrain on link 13 will be relieved by lugs 26 thereof as long as saidlink is in operative position. When the pin 24: is released, however,and a pull is exerted on the runner 25, the cast off lever 20 will bemoved from the position depicted in Fig. 2, whereupon the end 18 of link13 is disengaged from the socket 19 and lugs 26 are at the same time,removed from apertures 27. lhe outward force exerted on the sections 7and 8 by the bolster stake will now force the latter outwardly,

and with the parts in this position, the link 13 may swing downwardlyaround the eye 17 to allow the section to swing out of the way toprevent breakage thereof by the falling logs.

In most inventions of this character, the

- bolster stake either has its end projecting below the holder spacedfrom the car sill or rests thereagainst but is not held firmly in snugengagement therewith and in this manner allows the bolster stake to ruband wear the sill of thecar. My invention overcomes these inherentobjections by having the inner face of the bolster stake flush againstthe car sill and held in snug engagement therewith by its holder,thereby reducing strain and Wear to a minimum degree, as will beobvious.

The manner of constructing the bearing blocks 10 and 11 also forms animportant feature of the present invention in that they Copies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theWashington, D. G. v

are cast separate and'not in one piece as pensive milling operation isdispensed with V as said bearing blocks are merely drilled for receptionof the pintles 9 which are cast integral with the sections 7 and 8, andalso permits the inner face of the bolster stake to be held firmlyagainst the car sill as before mentioned.

WVhat is claimed is:-

1. A bolster stake holder comprising areuate socket sections, an arcuatelink having one end pivoted to one of said sections and its other endfree and directed laterally, means carried by the other socket sectionand engaging the free end of said link, and means on the inner face ofsaid link and engaging the socket members substantially as described.

2. A bolster stake holder comprising arcuate socket members, a linkmember having one end pivoted to one of said sections and its other endfree and directed laterally, said link member being bent to conform tothe shape of said socket sections, a pivoted cast off lever carried byone of said socket sections and having an aperture therein engaging thefree end of said link, lugs formed on the inner face of said link andengaging apertures in said socket sections, and means carried by thefree end of said link and engaging said cast off lever for locking thesocket sections in closed position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atOshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin; 7 r

' CASPER FAUST.

Commissioner of Patents,

